kladda

See also: klädda

Swedish

Verb

kladda (present kladdar, preterite kladdade, supine kladdat, imperative kladda)

  1. to deal with a messy and sticky (and unpleasant) substance, like some gunk or goo, for example by playing with it or smearing it on things
    Synonym: (often a bit stickier) kleta
    Han kladdade med lera
    He was messing around with mud
    Han kladdade lera på sin kompis
    He smeared mud on his friend
  2. (colloquial) to grope (touch sexually), usually against someone's will
    Synonyms: tafsa, talla, (molest) antasta
    en äcklig snubbe som kladdar på tjejer
    a gross guy who gropes girls

Usage notes

The past participle only exists with a particle such as ned or ner.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kladda (weak)
active passive
infinitive kladda kladdas
supine kladdat kladdats
imperative kladda —
imper. plural1 kladden —
present past present past
indicative kladdar kladdade kladdas kladdades
ind. plural1 kladda kladdade kladdas kladdades
subjunctive2 kladde kladdade kladdes kladdades
present participle kladdande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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